STAY IN ONE OF THESE 7 LUXE VILLAS ON YOUR NEXT TRIP TO ITALY

Who among us hasn’t dreamed of dropping everything and moving to Italy to live in a historic villa? It’s perhaps not the most realistic fantasy, but luckily you don’t have to buy a villa to enjoy the experience of sleeping inside storied walls. Many have been converted into grand accommodations that showcase the best of modern luxuries while maintaining their design ancestry. (With such a rich artistic history and dedicated craftsmen trained to honor tradition, renovating villas is an art form here.) From a Tuscan estate with guest rooms carved from the stone wine cellar to a Baroque showplace loaded with reflective detail, these seven villa hotels are all worth a visit just to see the handiwork—but best appreciated when you can check in and stay awhile.

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Castello Banfi Il Borgo

One of region’s largest wine estates, Banfi’s Montalcino property includes a magnificent hilltop castle-fortress, Poggio alle Mura, which first appeared in regional documents in 1318. The castle now houses the winery’s tasting room and restaurant, and the stone homes that made up the workers’ village in the 1700s have been converted into a 14-room hotel. Beamed ceilings and stone archways prevail in the country-chic lodgings, which offer scenic views over 7,000 acres of hillside vineyards.

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Why personal information is collected?
Banfi S.r.l. gathers and uses personal information of the users to guarantee optimal service and to facilitate access to a broad range of products and services. Furthermore, the personal information is used to keep every user updated on new offerings and other information that Banfi S.r.l. believe may be useful to the user. Furthermore, personal information could be used to contact the user to invite the user to participate in eventual market research that allows us to both evaluate the level of user satisfaction and to develop superior products.

How personal information is collected
Information about our users is collected in different ways. For example, information that can be used to contact the user can be requested when that person writes to Banfi S.r.l., telephones to ask about a service, or participates in an online poll. Furthermore, when a person subscribes to the internet service of Banfi S.r.l. or to the mailing list, they provide information that is then collected and filed within a secure database.

When personal information is revealed
It can become necessary to reveal personal data of the client by law or in the course of legal proceedings or other situations in the public interest.

How personal information is protected
Banfi S.r.l. protects the security of information sent by people using physical, electronic and managerial methods. Banfi S.r.l. invites its users to take the necessary steps to protect their personal data on the Internet. Banfi S.r.l. suggests that users often change their password, using a combination of letters and numbers, and relying solely on secure browsers.

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The user can, at any time, access information regarding themselves. To review and update personal information that Banfi S.r.l. has gathered, please contact banfi@banfi.it.

Collection of personal information
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